Taco Bell and Lyft of­fer “ride-thru” meals on wheels

IRVINE, CALIF.» Taco Bell is test­ing a new ser­vice that al­lows users of the ride-shar­ing app Lyft to add a Taco Bell stop to their ride with the click of a but­ton.

The com­pa­nies have an­nounced “Taco Mode,” an op­tion for Lyft app users. Taco Bell says Lyft users who se­lect Taco Mode get a cus­tom menu, a tacothemed car and a free taco when they make their “ride-thru” stop at a nearby Taco Bell.

The fast food chain and Lyft are set to test the fea­ture in Orange County, Calif., dur­ing the next two week­ends. The com­pa­nies ex­pect to ex­pand the ser­vice into other mar­kets later this year and roll it out na­tion­wide in 2018. — The As­so­ci­ated Press